Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-12-31

stances. He has to-day, probably, the
opinion that he then formed; viz, that
eyery Dakotaian is a liar. The congress-
at the salne timo became disgustod with
the visiting statesmen. Many Of those
members nave since retired from public
life, and new men fill their places who
know not Day, Ziebach, Boynton or
Johnson. 1t is a pity that the delegation
should como on hero now, and teach
these new men to believe that Dakota is
u big prairie full Of traducers, villifers,
back-biters and slanderers. If the dele
CATION comes here with q spirit Of tolera-
ton, and speaks Of the other side in a
gentlemanly and dignified manner, it
will be we'll that they have come. Then,
the congressman will say: "Those are
able men and statesmen. Let us give
both sides a respectful hearing" But,
it is n to be anticipated that they will
speak we'll Of each other. Indeed, I do
not sec how it is possible for Mccormick
to over speak we'll Of ordway johnson
or Boynton. T cannot conceive of such
a thing as Boynton saying good word
for Mccormick. AS we'll might we look
for q panegyric on Church, from NJ. III.
Day. Tho conditions arc such, that, with
all due respect to the distinguished as
se,nblage Of visiting statesmen. it is only
the prophecy of the past to say that they
are coming hore, to injure tho whole
empire; provided they but re-
peat tho policy Of former years.
We ali know that it is to tho
personal interest of Ordway, Mckenzie,
Johnson and Jewell to secure admission
as a whole. 1t means millions of good
money to them. We all know that 1t is
q matter Of personal interest to Moody,
Mellette, Pettiyrow and others to secure
division and asouth state. But tho mat
ter which should be made as plain as
possible to all is that it ID highly detri-
lnental to both sections 10 have these an
nual picnics of liars here before congress
damning tho hide and hair off of each
othor. Those feeble suggestions are ven
tured with a sincere hope that tho visit
Ing statesmen will hood thom. "Now
10 Christening seemeth for the present
Joyous, but ~grievous.". Tho follows on
both sides will throw clubs at me for the
suggestions. But no one likes a cotillion
of that kind better than your mid man
nered correspondent.
This city 10 getting to 10 a workable
wedding ground. There are elopements
every day, and Baltimore preachers. get
the wedding fees. Thssocisty ofpreach-
ers here who believe in protection to
home industries will probably soon COM
mence to deliver sermons to tho papas
and mamas VINO have m~arriageablo
daughters, and warn them Of sx-com-
munication II all these dollars Of the dad
dies continue to flow into Baltimore.
Nobody cared very much whom Berry
Wall, kin. Of dudes. married Miss Mel
bourne. Flo was a dude good for MOTH
ing except to wear clothes, cat, drink,
and live upon the labor Of others; while
she was q dudine, and never earned q
dollar in her life. They are both OF q
kind 30 far above ordinary people who
arc Obliged to obey God and earn their
livings, that when they took their an
gelic flight into Hymenea, no one cared.
But now, the fever has attacked others.
Tho teller in a bank and the daughter of
a real sure enough working lawyer, ran
away and married In Baltimore. Soci-
ety don't like this, because Miss Bessie
Hill.yer vas engaged to be married to
MI. Trenholm, and cverybodys palate
was fixed for the feast. The young la
dies had arranged what duds :hsy would
wear, and tho clergy mar had arranged
for the purchase Of his Christmas pros
ents with his fee. But there il nothing
left for thom but blasted hopes; for Bes-
sic has dono it. a great deal OF the
lovo-making which loads up to mar
riago Or something worse Is under
tho dome of tho capitol wherson
stands tho Goddess Of Liberty, tho
only woman in history who knew
how to keep her mouth shut, and con-
slider right before pleasure. Many a
heart and many a corset is broken on the
stops leading to the canopy which oyer
hangs the retunda. There are hundreds
of cooling couples going and coming,
and hundreds Of little crannies where a
kiss may bo stolen, y vow spoken. and Il
hag be take unobservsd. 1t is not gen.
orally known, but it il Il fact, that homer
able gentlemen who represent large
constituencies go into the stairway lead
ing to tho domo, and mako love to tho
TOOL girls who come to SEQ them. That
sort of display, however, is creditable
less to the young ladies than to the con-
gress1ncn.